myths and legends of El Salvador

 LA SIGUANABA

Also called, The "Sihuanaba" is a character from Salvadoran mythology.

Originally called Sihuehuet (beautiful woman), had an affair with the son of the god Tlaloc, of which she became pregnant. She was a bad mother, leaving only his son to meet his lover. When Tlaloc found out what was happening he cursed Sihuehuet llamamándola Sihuanaba (Horrible Woman) .She would be beautiful at first sight, but when men approach him, she would turn and become a horrible abomination. The God condemned to wander the countryside, appearing to men traveling alone at night. They say he is seen at night in rivers of El Salvador, washing clothes and always looks for his son Cipitio, which was granted eternal youth by the god Tlaloc as suffering

According to legend, all the revelers are likely to find it. However, seeks more earnestly to love men, the Don Juans who boast of their sexual conquests. To these, the Siguanaba are listed on any water tank in the wee hours of the night. The crate look with gold bathing and combing with a comb of the same metal, her beautiful body is revealed through nightgown.

Traditions state that the man who goes crazy looking for it. So Siguanaba calls, and it is taking up a ravine. Teach your face when you have already won. To avoid losing your soul, man must bite a cross or medal and entrusted to God. Another way to get rid of the influence of Siguanaba is to make a supreme effort and approach it as much as possible, get on the ground facing the sky, reach out to touch her hair, then halárselo. So Siguanaba frightened and thrown into the ravine. Other versions say you should grab a clump of brush, and so when she pulls one victim to grab hold of the brush, she feels that you pull hair. This practice is more effective because it is the proper antidote that counteracts the evil power of this magical woman. A practical method to watch a woman in the river without knowing if the Siguanaba is to shout three times, "Do you gonna Go Maria Pata de Gallina" if the Siguanaba be frightened and will launch the ravine, if was not she will tell you that you're crazy; but the shock will pass. Take the necessary precautions otherwise not you wonder if someday tell you that ye were played by "Siguanaba".